Since I made my fabric magnetic organizational board I knew that I wanted some nice DIY magnets to go with it. Almost anything can be turned into a magnet. It just depends on what you like! Sitting and chatting over a cup of homemade chai latte a friend of mine suggested using glass tiles. As you can see in the picture below, it turned out quite nicely. And the even better news? It’s so easy to make!! Here are the instructions on how to make glass tile magnets.

While gathering your supplies, think about what paper you would like to use. When selecting your paper, a lot of people use Japanese paper, because it is thin, delicate, and so lovely. But this is where you can always get creative! All kinds of things in your house can be repurposed. You could use cardstock, photos, pages from an old book, or even wrapping paper. With the wrapping paper it could be something sentimental – from a gift you were given for a special occasion (birthday, anniversary, first job) or from someone really special (this would require some pre-planning or hoarding of things of course!).

Self Adhesive Magnets

Okay, ready to make some glass tiles? Here’s how:
1. Cut your paper using the cutting mat, ruler/grid and rotary cutter. This is the fastest way to do it, unless you have a paper cutter. It’s okay if you cut it a little big, you can always trim it a bit to fix it.
2. Apply modge podge to glass tile using foam brush. Use a very thin layer.
3. Place paper onto glass tile. Smooth it out just rubbing with your finger.
4. Wait for it to dry.
5. Apply a thin coat of modge podge to the back of the paper (this is to seal it).
6. Stick magnet to the back (use glue gun or glue dots if your magnet isn’t self adhesive)

And your all done! Wasn’t that pretty quick and easy? It looks great too!

Thank you so much for taking the time to link these up @ Great Idea Thursday’s! I have all the stuff now to make these 🙂 I’m hoping I have a chance this weekend! Krista @ http://ahandfulofeverything.blogspot.com